This week we discuss the growing trend of specialty restaurants at sea. We each highlight our favorites, honorable mentions, least favorites and restaurants we'd like to visit in the future. Cruise news features big moves for Carnival, both in leadership and ship deployments.

We return this week with lots of cruise news featuring another new ship for Royal Caribbean, ocean cruising for Viking, a pair of refurbished ships from Carnival and an odd situation at Celebrity. Jason and his father provide a live ship review from the Norwegian Breakaway with details about entertainment, dining, ship features and much more!

This week we discuss the newest ships and refurbishments coming up. The ships we detail are the Norwegian Breakaway, Quantum of the Seas, Carnival Sunshine, Disney Magic and Royal Princess. We talk about the features we are most looking forward to and what we think will be popular.

Jason tells us all about his upcoming South America cruise on the Azamara Quest. We discuss Azamara Club Cruises, the itinerary, and expectations. The cruise news features an in-depth discussion of the drink packages including the recent controversy, a video of the Carnival Sunshine and Zumba fitness program on Celebrity and Norwegian.

We give thanks for our favorites from each cruise line and share Christmas wishes or what we would like to see each cruise line do to improve the experience. Our cruise news features the up and coming port of Houston and a new drink package for Norwegian.

This week we discuss a cruise port that is not very frequented, but we think provides a great opportunity to combine a historical vacation with a cruise in the United States. We have a lot of news today with stories of new dining and alcohol packages from Norwegian and Carnival, plus possible hurricane Issac.

This week we answer listener questions related to children in the main dining room, drunks on cruise ships and traveling in Europe. Our cruise news features stories about themed cruises plus some policy changes regarding children on Norwegian and MSC.

This week we discuss which ships are the best to sail if you don't want to spend anything extra on board. Which ships have the best included food, entertainment and amenities? Which ones represent the best value? While we disagree somewhat in our answers, you're sure to find the conversation interesting. Our cruise news features how Carnival plans to solve the problem of "chair hogs", a new CEO for Celebrity, and our thoughts on a lady who wore a bathrobe for her entire cruise.

This week we look at the large variety of drink packages offered on the mainstream cruise lines. We also talk about the rules and regulations for what beverages you can actually bring on the ship. Cruise news features the resignation of Celebrity CEO, Dan Hanrahan, and the coming revitalization of the Piraeus port in Greece.

Our favorite cruise region, the Mediterranean, is the highlight this week as we talk about some preconceived notions and popular attractions in each port. Then, we talk about our personal favorites in each port and what to look out for. Cruise news features Norwegian Cruise Lines announcement about the Norwegian Breakaway and the fate of the Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai. We also discuss the lawsuit concerning the new cruise terminal in Charleston.